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      Dr Yan Jiang

      Ph.D., MS.c, BA.
      ROLE: Lecturer in Operations Management
      SCHOOL: Business School
      DEPARTMENT: Management Leadership & Organisations
      TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 8411 4762
      EMAIL: Y.Jiang@mdx.ac.uk
      1. Biography &
        Qualifications
      2. Learning &
        Teaching Interests
      3. Research Outputs &
        Interests
      4. Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects
      5. Engagement &
        Impact

      • Biography &
        Qualifications

        Dr. Yan Jiang is Lecturer in Operations Management at the Management Leadership & Organisations Department, Middlesex University. She obtained her Ph.D. and MS.c at the University of Rome ‘‘Tor Vergata’’ in Italy. Yan has publications in several high-quality international journals such as: International Journal of Production Research (ABS3), Industrial Marketing Management (ABS3), and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal (ABS3). Yan's main research interests are sustainable global sourcing, supply chain management, and e-commerce innovation. She conducts empirical research using both qualitative and quantitative methods.


        Languages Spoken

        Chinese; English; Italian

      • Learning &
        Teaching Interests

        Yan teaches courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the field of operations and supply chain management, such as: Operations Management (undergraduate), Procurement (postgraduate), Operations and Supply Chain Management (postgraduate), Supply Chain Analytics (postgraduate).

      • Research Outputs &
        Interests

        • Jiang, Y., Qin, X., Virtanen, Y., & You, W. (2022). The impact of e-commerce on Chinese suppliers' upgrading in global value chains in a digitalized era. Strategic Change, 31(1), 57-74. Available online: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jsc.2480
        • Yang, Y., Jiang, Y., & Chen, X. (2021). Does buyers' financial slack promote or inhibit suppliers' circular economy performance?. Industrial Marketing Management, 99, 111-122. Available online: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1dyHW4WstQJnU
        • Gong, Y., Jiang, Y., & Jia, F. (2021). Multiple multi-tier sustainable supply chain management: a social system theory perspective. International Journal of Production Research, 1-18. Available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207543.2021.1930238
        • You, W., Jiang, Y., Gong, Y., & Virtanen, Y. (2020). Chinese manufacturing suppliers’ upgrading in global value chains. In Academy of Management Proceedings(Vol. 2020, No. 1, p. 16650). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
        • Yang, X., Chen, X., Jiang, Y., & Jia, F. (2020). Adoption of e-commerce by the agri-food sector in China: the case of Minyu e-commerce company. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 23(1), 157-171. Available here: https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/29782/
        • Jiang, Y., Jia, F., Blome, C., & Chen, L. (2019). Achieving sustainability in global sourcing: towards a conceptual framework. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 25(1), 35-60. Available online: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SCM-12-2018-0448/full/html
        • Jiang, Y., Jia, F., & Gong, Y. (2018). IKEA: global sourcing and the sustainable leather initiative. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 627-639. Available here: https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/133190/
        • Jiang, Y., Fu, J., & Blome, C. (2018, July). The implications of global sourcing on the triple bottom line: A conceptual analysis. In Academy of Management Proceedings(Vol. 2018, No. 1, p. 14641). Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510: Academy of Management.
        • Jia, F., & Jiang, Y. (2018). Sustainable global sourcing: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis. Sustainability, 10(3), 595. Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/3/595

      • Funded Research &
        Knowledge Exchange Projects

        Project: The innovation of business model and business ecosystem of e-commerce companies in China. Grant: £2,396. Funder: RKEFF, MDX Business School. Timescale: Nov 2019 – Jul 2020.

      • Engagement &
        Impact

        Guest Speaker:

        • Conference: 14th International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management (ICOSCM), Speak: ‘Global Sourcing and Sustainable Leather Initiatives’, 18th – 20th July 2020.
        • Summit: 1st Rural Revitalization in China International Summit, Speak: ‘E-commerce Adoption in the Agri-food sector’, 25th July, 2020.

        Conference Organization:

        Conference Session Chair: 26th EurOMA International Conference, 16th – 19th 2019, Helsinki, Finland.

        Journal Reviewer:

        • IEEE: Transactions on Engineering Management (ABS 3*)
        • Business Strategy and the Environment (ABS 3*)
        • Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (ABS 2*)
        • International Journal of Logistics (ABS 1*)
        • Sustainability
        • Social Science
        • Logistics

        Membership:

        • Fellowship in Higher Education Academy (HEA)
        • Membership in European Operations Management Association (EurOMA)
        • Membership in Production & Operations Management Society (POMS)
        • Membership in International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA)
        • Membership in Academy of Management (AOM)
        • Membership in Institute of Business Ethics (IBE)
        • Membership in European Business Ethics Network (EBEN)

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